Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-23

We notice that Mr.. Blaine is not an entire
stranger in London. He arrived there Sat
ur1ay morning; that evening he attended
dinner given by the Lord Mavor, was after
wards present at the Duchess of st. Albanv's
party, and later looked in at the Gallery
Club He was invited to be present at West
minister Abbey on Tuesday morning, and
prominent seat was reserved for him. All
the correspondents agree in stating that Mr..
Blaine seems TO be in perfect health and
spirits. He was at the Abbey and saw the
procession from the Metropole Hotel. His
windows were decorated with American and
Engli.h flags and the Coat of Arms of Maine.
DR. Young, the efficient Secretary of the
State Board of Health. is making preparations
and equipping his office with apparatus so
so that he may be able to make chemical
analyses, especially of drinking waters,
and to pronounce as to their purity
and suitsbleness for drinking pur-
poses. For some time past he has been grad
uay gathering his equipments and already
has partial supply. A table with shelves
has been placed in the office and provd-
ed with necessary chemical reagents. Miss
Mabel Loveloy, the assistant in the Office,
has shown much aptitude for this line of work
and has taken two terms in chemistry at the
high school. The doctor proposes by next
year to be prepared to anslyze all specimens
Of water submitted to him for the purpose of
testing their purity. The doctor has been do
ing some very valuable microscopic work
and has recently purchased power
ful German microscope which msgnitias
from $50 to 1900 dameters 1t is possessed
rejecting apparatus which focuses the
light large number of baclli infusoria
animslculae, diatoms and desmids have been
examined under the glass, and drawings ac-
compsnied by descriptions placed in book.
DIR. Young examined a sample of Back Bay
(Portland) mud and found it swarming with
minute organisms.
School yesterds, afternoon were exceedingly
interesting. Mr.. Robertson's room was very
pretuly decorated with evergreen and pro-
fusion of flowers. There was a large attend
snce of friends and relatives of the pupils,
who showed deep interest in the proceedings.
Inc school tiicials occupied seats on the
platform The class wus ono NJ tho larpast
ana most promising ever graduated from
the school, and numbered thirty-sx members,
Siollows Annie Bean, Katie noherty, Bertha
Nspen, Msrgie Partridge, Grace Adams,
hattie Beale, Lizzie Knowles, Nina Rogers,
Allie NJ Hanson, May Cobsugh, Mamie
haynes, Eva NJ. lockwood, Ethel Peva, Nit
lie Uptegrove, Sadie Palmer, Alice Clark,
blanche Derse, Ella p. Reid, Lulie White,
1eo' IT, Brown, Joe P. Wyman, Winfield
oliiey Russell A. Pernette, Victor j. Valen-
ane' James Brennan. Ross True, Geo. ].
Mehenney, Edmund L. Lovejoy, Chas. l..
burns, Walter Ayers, Willie A. Brooks,
archie Cobb, Dan A. Hew ms, Walter Brick,
'ad'on Cross, Ernest w. Emery. All the
exercises were of much merit and creditable
!" "e pupils. Not only was there an evidence
VI careful aud psinstaking training but there
much talent in the clsss. Die musical
FEATURES of the afternoon excelled the average
VI 1fammsr school graduations. Teachers
~nu scholars may well be grati6ed at their
years work in the school room.